Holder for divisional propellent charges



Nov. 7, 1939. E. J. M CORMICK HOLDER FOR DIVISIONAL PROPELLENT CHARGES Filed March 2, 1958 Inventor Patented Nov. 7, i939 HOLDER FOR DWISIONAL PRO?ELLENT CHARGES Edward J. McCormick,

Application March 2,

1 Claim.

(Granted under the act of March 3,

amended April specification.

A practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, Wherein:

Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional vieW of the rear end of a projectile equipped with the improved charge holder;

Fig. 2 is a detail plan View of the holder;

Fig. 3 is a View in side elevation of Fig. 4 is a plan View of the propellent charge.

he fired Spencer, N. 0. 1938, Serial No. 193,538 (Ci. 1021) abling the sheet to be the tube.

readily applied to and re- In accordancewith the of dung employed with mortars moved away from the charge to facilitate removal of certain of the sheets and then restored to a holding position.

The holder the on a circle substantially circle.

In a projectile of member provided to the type having a tubular receive a propellent charge holder member comprising, a resilient element, engageable with the end of said prcpellent charge remote from the abutmerit, having a plurality of radially extending a circle of substantially said tubular member and joined at peripheral portions by shaped elements disposed on a circle substantially in concentric relation with said first named circle; whereby the holder is adapted to slidingly engage the outside of the tubular member with suliicient fricdifferent relamember in endiameter as their outer tive lengths axially of the tubular 

